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"Count on Greenpeace to rock the boat (pardon the pun) for the energy revolution and raise awareness about our 'addiction to oil' and the consequences of that on our natural world, the climate, and the future of our planet overall."

"A study conducted by Oceana, a nonprofit dedicated to assessing the health of the world's oceans, found that seafood fraud in the United States is a poorly addressed and rampant threat to consumers and the ocean."

Staying with their beloved companion to the end, the two manatees refused to leave the body of their friend. The tragic scene unfolded in front of a crowd in Tampa Bay following a huge tropical storm. With torrential rain flooding the low seawall at...

Mote Marine Laboratory workers feed Edna, a bottlenose dolphin that was found stranded Wednesday on Longboat Key. She is being treated for severe pneumonia. (Photo provided by Mote Marine)

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND A STRANDED DOLPHIN

Mote offers several tips for making stranded dolphins more comfortable before rescuers arrive.

• Do not push the animal back into the water - this is illegal and will prevent the animal from receiving proper care.• Make sure water and weather conditions are safe before proceeding.• If safe to do so, you can stabilize the dolphin by holding it upright so that its blowhole is above water.• If the dolphin is beached, make the dolphin more comfortable by digging holes in the sand for its front flippers then roll the animal upright.• While waiting for the stranding team, protect the dolphin from overheating and sunburn by keeping the animal wet and providing shade. Avoid getting water into the animal's blowhole.• To avoid injury, stay clear of the mouth and tail and observe the animal from a safe distance until experts arrive.• Keep children and pets at a safe distance and try to avoid startling the animal.

It sounds like a sick joke. But in the town made infamous for its annual slaughter of hundreds of dolphins, tourists will now be able to swim and play with the mammals in a zoo near where the cull takes place.

Bottlenose dolphins in southern Brazil have taught themselves to work as a team with artisanal fisherman. The dolphins have been herding schools of fish into the fisherman's nets, and eating the ones that escape

(DOLPHIN NEW The Japanese town of Taiji, most famous for its dolphin slaughtering industry as seen in The Cove, is in the midst of another controversy involving marine life. The people of Taiji are planning to open ‘a marine safari park,’ in the same cove where the killing takes place. The town that kills 23,000 dolphins and porpoises with spears and knives every year will now also hold them in captivity to attract tourists. Read on about this horrific new plan, and how to get involved. — Global Animal

A dolphin, nicknamed 'Freddie,' swims in Orange County's Bolsa Chica wetlands near Huntington Beach, Calif., Marine mammal experts have decided to wait and see whether this dolphin that strayed into the shallow wetlands channel last Friday can find its way out.

Understanding of Hearing in Baleen Whales Amplified ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2012) — For decades, scientists have known that dolphins and other toothed whales have specialized fats associated with their jaws, which efficiently convey sound waves from the ocean to their ears. But until now, the hearing systems of their toothless grazing cousins, baleen whales, remained a mystery.

The world's only known all-white male killer whale has been spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Russia, scientists announced Monday. The orca, dubbed "Iceberg" by the scientists, was spotted swimming with a pod of 12 others. Iceberg has a 6.5-foot-high...

CORPUS CHRISTI — A dolphin that has entertained millions of guests at Texas State Aquarium died early Saturday morning.

Trainers had noticed D.J., short for De Janeiro, acting unusual Friday and had planned to have the 15-year-old male Atlantic bottlenose dolphin pulled from the show for testing, said Kristin Bell, spokeswoman for the Corpus Christi Beach attraction.

D.J. was born in November 1996 at the Minnesota Zoo, according to a news release.

In the busy waters of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Boston, ships and submerged fishing gear pose a threat to humpback whales. Researchers with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Census of Marine Life tag the aquatic giants to gain a clearer picture of the humpback’s underwater habits, foraging strategies and movements. The data collected is used to redirect water traffic and implement safer fishing practices to keep these whales out of harms’ way. Photo Credit: flickkerphotos via Flickr.

What does a dolphin say when it crosses oceanic paths with other dolphins? Hello, of course, followed by a formal introduction that’s relayed through a high-pitched “signature whistle.”

Marine biologists from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have long been studying dolphin’s cacophonous communication style — including a series of clicks, pulses and whistles — while the animal is in captivity. But until recently, they questioned how the signature whistles were used in the wild.

Introduction To River DolphinsMost whales and dolphins live in the sea. But there is a small, unusual group that live in fresh water. They live in some of the largest, muddiest rivers on earth - the river dolphins.

Amazon River Dolphins - Natutama FoundationAmazon river dolphins - WDCS is a founding supporter of the Natütama Foundation, a non-government organisation (ngo) located in Puerto Nariño, a large village in the Colombian Amazon.

Amazon River Dolphins - Omacha FoundationAmazon river dolphins - For almost 20 years, WDCS has supported the work of Dr Fernando Trujillo and the Omacha Foundation in Colombia to study and conserve South American river dolphins.

Trapped River Dolphins In Bolivia RescuedWDCS has been involved in emergency rescue plans to free a small group of Bolivian river dolphins. Fortunately, the unusual cold weather in recent weeks bought the dolphins some time. Read our update on the rescue.

Last week, on the 22nd of February, two more New Zealand (Hector's) dolphins died, entangled in a gill net washed ashore on a beach on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island.

The two dolphins were found near the Waimakariri River mouth some 30 km inside the northern limit of the Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary. Under fisheries legislation, set netting is banned along most of the east coast of the South Island out to 4 nautical miles.

The populations of these dolphins, unique to New Zealand, are being rapidly depleted by being killed in nets. It has been estimated that in the early 1970s there were about 30,000 dolphins. This has now dwindled to about 7000, a huge decrease in such a short time span. These dolphins are listed as "Endangered", with the population trend rated as "decreasing", on the IUCN Red List.

WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, is currently in talks with New Zealand scientists, conservation groups and others to develop new proposals to provide effective habitat protection for these dolphins.

These two latest gillnet deaths put into perspective recent research by scientists from Otago University and NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, in New Zealand) that an estimated 23 Hector's dolphins per year are still being caught in nets off the east coast of the South Island, based on observers placed on 13 percent of fishing vessels.

However, the absence of independent observers in other areas means that estimates elsewhere are unknown.

Unless stronger conservation measures are implemented very soon, the growing fear is that these dolphins are headed for extinction.

The Cove exposes the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises off the coast of Japan every year, and how their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is sold as food in Japan and other parts of Asia, often labeled as whale meat. The majority of the world is not aware this is happening

(FREE MORGAN) AMSTERDAM — Animals belong in the wild where they are free to flourish and demonstrate their natural beauties. However, a court decision calls for the orca named Morgan to be sent to Loro Parque rather than to be returned home safely. Not losing hope, the Orca Coalition will continue to fight for Morgan’s freedom. Read on to learn more about this judicial debacle and the the Orca Coalition’s upcoming plans. — Global Animal

(DOLPHIN NEW On December 16, Sea Shepherd volunteer Erwin Vermeulen was arrested in Taiji, Japan for &ldquoushing” a Japanese hotel employee. The Dolphin Resort Hotel employee was supposed to be keeping people away from the area because the hotel was transporting dolphins from cages in the ocean into the hotel. The employee claims Vermeulen shoved him in the chest while taking pictures of dolphins. Vermeulen says he didn’t have to push anyone to get better pictures, because he simply walked right past the employee who was busy talking on his cell phone. DNA evidence conducted during the trial proved Vermeulen had no physical contact with the employee. Yet Erwin Vermeulen has spent 56 days in Japanese prison, and continues to be held. Read on for more info on the recent Sea Shepherd news. — Global Animal

(ANIMAL WELFARE) INDONESIA — Dolphins have always been regarded as one of the most intelligent and complex creatures in the sea. Their ability to communicate, learn, and socialize has captivated people. Capitalizing on the natural fascination people have towards the unique and human-like qualities of dolphins, three groups on the Indonesian island of Java continue to capture them from the ocean and train them to perform in traveling circuses. — Global Animal